Enthusiastic tributes come in a wave (7)
I believe the answer is:
encomia
'enthusiastic tributes' is the definition.
'encomia' can be an answer for 'tributes' (I've seen this before). I am not certain of the 'enthusiastic' bit.
'come in a wave' is the wordplay.
'come in a' anagrams to 'ENCOMIA'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for encomia that I've seen before include "very good reviews?" , "Eulogies" , "tributes" .)